triclosan

antimicrobial agent
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q408646
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Summary

triclosan is a type of chemical entity[1]. triclosan ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • triclosan's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • triclosan's chemical structure is recorded as Triclosan.svg[4].
  • triclosan's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 3380-34-5[5].
  • triclosan's EC number is recorded as 222-182-2[6].
  • triclosan's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=CC(=C(C=C1Cl)O)OC2=C(C=C(C=C2)Cl)Cl[7].
  • triclosan's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/C12H7Cl3O2/c13-7-1-3-11(9(15)5-7)17-12-4-2-8(14)6-10(12)16/h1-6,16H[8].
  • triclosan's InChIKey is recorded as XEFQLINVKFYRCS-UHFFFAOYSA-N[9].
  • triclosan's ATC code is recorded as D08AE04[10].
  • triclosan's ATC code is recorded as D09AA06[11].
  • triclosan's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₂H₇Cl₃O₂[12].
  • triclosan's subclass of is recorded as chemical compound[13].
  • triclosan's has use is recorded as medication[14].
  • triclosan's Commons category is recorded as Triclosan[15].
  • triclosan's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D014260[16].
  • triclosan's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL849[17].
  • triclosan's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4W9N[18].
  • triclosan's PDB structure ID is recorded as 2B35[19].
  • triclosan's PDB structure ID is recorded as 3P9T[20].
  • triclosan's PDB structure ID is recorded as 3GR6[21].
  • triclosan's PDB structure ID is recorded as 2WYW[22].
  • triclosan's PDB structure ID is recorded as 1NHG[23].
  • triclosan's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4NR0[24].
  • triclosan's PDB structure ID is recorded as 3F4B[25].
  • triclosan's PDB structure ID is recorded as 4M89[26].
  • triclosan's PDB structure ID is recorded as 2QIO[27].

Why It Matters

triclosan ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).[2] triclosan has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] triclosan is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . DrugBank. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Protein Data Bank. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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